What is his/her title or position? He is a hunter of terrapins.
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? Male
Where is the interview taking place? Fairhope, Alabama
What is the date of the interview? January 4, 1939
Who is the interviewer? S.J
The First oral history artical i read was Terrapin Dogs; (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:32:./temp/~ammem_MPze::) This was a story of a terrapin hunter named Lawerence F. Evans. He tells us how the hunting is done. He also tells us about his hunting expirences (page two, first paragaph). We learn what he gets from hunting and how much he makes: "Ed sells them to Mr. Plush for fifty cents a pound. Sometimes Mr. Plash gets as much as $1.25 a pound in New York, but he has to defray shipping expenses.." He also talks about how not many people would want to do what he does: "Few people wish to take the trouble of donning hip boots and slushing through the mush of a snake and alligator infested marsh." He says he does it because the money is good when the market is stable.You can tell the man finds great intrest in terrapin hunting.
SecondOral History Artical:
Who is being interviewed? W. Leonidas Cockrell
What is his/her title or position? He is a farm owner.
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? Older Male
Where is the interview taking place? Livingston, Alabama
What is the date of the interview? Septemember 9, 1938
Who is the interviewer? unknown
The story of Looking Around with a Hay Farmer (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:16:./temp/~ammem_t8QM::|Hay) was about a man who lived on a farm in Alabama. He loved to watch the travle by on the horses, muels, or by carraige. He lived on a farm passed down to him by his dad, it had 80 acres of land. He was a very odd man, which you learn as you read the oral history report. It says: "Living and working alone so much, he long ago developed the habit of talking to himself or to animals and objects near him." Another off thing he would do was play dominos with his wife for hours on end, as it says on page five in the last paragraph. One more unusal thing was that he had a favorite chair and no other one would do. I find most of things that he did that was "fun" really different and on the weird side, i cant imagine playing dominos nonstop! This is probably because he might not have had as much to do because it was the 1930's. I do, however, find it intresting to read and learn.
-By April
By Kira:
The person that is being interviewed is Pickens Tartt about Amy Chapman, the oldest citizen of Sumter County and one of the most respected colored people. She was friends with Amy. The interviewer is “L.H.” and published the interview in the Washington Copy. The interview was absolutely astonishing because Amy Chapman was still working to pick cotton at the age of 95. Though she was still very healthy both mentally and physically, at her age, no condition is the right condition to be working such long and hard hours in the hot sun. She didn’t see it that way, though – she felt as though she would live forever and did not worry about getting sick and especially not dying. She even had plans for years later to grow a garden. When she died, the entire community was upset as one would expect. She was a headstrong woman who gave a ton of hope to the community and made them feel like they would make their way out of this terrible time of hardship.
By Eric
In the **[The marriage of Mr. H. Graham Benners]**, the person being is Hale County. The interviewer is Vera Henry. The nationality is unknown. He is a guy and his age is unknown. It was taken in St. Paul 's church. The date was March 4, 1897. It talks about the reactions between everyone invited to this celebration of holt matramony. Vera talks to most people about this. By Eric_U
In the interview of **[Amy Chapman's Funeral]**, the people being interviewed are the people in attendance. The interviewer is Ruby Pickens Tartt. There are men and women. It takes place in Livingstone, Alabama. On September 28, 1938. It talks about all the mixed feelings from the guest of this tragic event. By Eric_U
By Megan:
The person being interviewed is Crawford Ellis. He moved with his family to Orrville. He remained here until he set sail, where he took a job with the United Fruit Company for twelve dollars a month. In 1899 he was given the place of auditor and also became one of the 3 vice presidents. He was able to organized the Pan American Insurance Company. He is a white american he explains himself when he was a boy. He talks about how he had two golds coins, and fourty dollars.This was hard for people to get jobs at this time in history. Many people were jobless, though he was fortunate.
The second person being interviewed is Isaac Croom. The Magnolia grove is a shrine back in Alabama. It is a 20 acre grove with beautiful trees and flowers. He built the Hobson home. He settled in Green county and now lives in Hale County. he asked the permission of the town if he could cut down a tree that was blocking his house from being seen to the public. But the town did not want the tree cut because it had a well under it. When the people woke up from their sleep they found the tree was missing. He married a young girl from North Carolina Sarah Pearson.
Exploring Oral History Day 2
By April
First Oral History Artical:
- Who is being interviewed? Lawrence F. Evans
- What is his/her title or position? He is a hunter of terrapins.
- What is his/her race? Gender? Age? Male
- Where is the interview taking place? Fairhope, Alabama
- What is the date of the interview? January 4, 1939
- Who is the interviewer? S.J
The First oral history artical i read was Terrapin Dogs; (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:32:./temp/~ammem_MPze::) This was a story of a terrapin hunter named Lawerence F. Evans. He tells us how the hunting is done. He also tells us about his hunting expirences (page two, first paragaph). We learn what he gets from hunting and how much he makes: "Ed sells them to Mr. Plush for fifty cents a pound. Sometimes Mr. Plash gets as much as $1.25 a pound in New York, but he has to defray shipping expenses.." He also talks about how not many people would want to do what he does: "Few people wish to take the trouble of donning hip boots and slushing through the mush of a snake and alligator infested marsh." He says he does it because the money is good when the market is stable.You can tell the man finds great intrest in terrapin hunting.Second Oral History Artical:
- Who is being interviewed? W. Leonidas Cockrell
- What is his/her title or position? He is a farm owner.
- What is his/her race? Gender? Age? Older Male
- Where is the interview taking place? Livingston, Alabama
- What is the date of the interview? Septemember 9, 1938
- Who is the interviewer? unknown
The story of Looking Around with a Hay Farmer (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:16:./temp/~ammem_t8QM::|Hay) was about a man who lived on a farm in Alabama. He loved to watch the travle by on the horses, muels, or by carraige. He lived on a farm passed down to him by his dad, it had 80 acres of land. He was a very odd man, which you learn as you read the oral history report. It says: "Living and working alone so much, he long ago developed the habit of talking to himself or to animals and objects near him." Another off thing he would do was play dominos with his wife for hours on end, as it says on page five in the last paragraph. One more unusal thing was that he had a favorite chair and no other one would do. I find most of things that he did that was "fun" really different and on the weird side, i cant imagine playing dominos nonstop! This is probably because he might not have had as much to do because it was the 1930's. I do, however, find it intresting to read and learn.-By April
By Kira:
The person that is being interviewed is Pickens Tartt about Amy Chapman, the oldest citizen of Sumter County and one of the most respected colored people. She was friends with Amy. The interviewer is “L.H.” and published the interview in the Washington Copy. The interview was absolutely astonishing because Amy Chapman was still working to pick cotton at the age of 95. Though she was still very healthy both mentally and physically, at her age, no condition is the right condition to be working such long and hard hours in the hot sun. She didn’t see it that way, though – she felt as though she would live forever and did not worry about getting sick and especially not dying. She even had plans for years later to grow a garden. When she died, the entire community was upset as one would expect. She was a headstrong woman who gave a ton of hope to the community and made them feel like they would make their way out of this terrible time of hardship.
By Eric
In the **[The marriage of Mr. H. Graham Benners]**, the person being is Hale County. The interviewer is Vera Henry. The nationality is unknown. He is a guy and his age is unknown. It was taken in St. Paul 's church. The date was March 4, 1897. It talks about the reactions between everyone invited to this celebration of holt matramony. Vera talks to most people about this. By Eric_U
In the interview of **[Amy Chapman's Funeral]**, the people being interviewed are the people in attendance. The interviewer is Ruby Pickens Tartt. There are men and women. It takes place in Livingstone, Alabama. On September 28, 1938. It talks about all the mixed feelings from the guest of this tragic event. By Eric_U
By Megan:
The person being interviewed is Crawford Ellis. He moved with his family to Orrville. He remained here until he set sail, where he took a job with the United Fruit Company for twelve dollars a month. In 1899 he was given the place of auditor and also became one of the 3 vice presidents. He was able to organized the Pan American Insurance Company. He is a white american he explains himself when he was a boy. He talks about how he had two golds coins, and fourty dollars.This was hard for people to get jobs at this time in history. Many people were jobless, though he was fortunate.
The second person being interviewed is Isaac Croom. The Magnolia grove is a shrine back in Alabama. It is a 20 acre grove with beautiful trees and flowers. He built the Hobson home. He settled in Green county and now lives in Hale County. he asked the permission of the town if he could cut down a tree that was blocking his house from being seen to the public. But the town did not want the tree cut because it had a well under it. When the people woke up from their sleep they found the tree was missing. He married a young girl from North Carolina Sarah Pearson.